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- knowing or using several languages懂得(或使用)多种语言的:
a polyglot career woman.
懂得多种语言的职业妇女。
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- (of a book) having the text translated into several languages(书)多语的, 多种文字对照的:
polyglot and bilingual technical dictionaries.
多语和双语技术词典。
- a person who knows and is able to use several languages懂得并会用多种语言的人。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from French polyglotte, from Greek poluglōttos, from polu- 'many' + glōtta 'tongue'.